Belgian King Surrenders Unconditionally to Germans
Belgium capitulates under King Leopold III surrendering an army of about 250000. Paris reports the government in France rejects the king and vows to reorganize Belgian forces to continue the fight alongside France and Britain. The move shifts the war’s balance on the central front along the Somme and Aisne toward the Maginot line.
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Paris
Leopold III
Flanders
Andre Coraps
of the Meuse
France
Blanchard
Somme
Aisne
Maginot Line
Belgium
Leopold
Dunkerque
French
Pierlot
Great Britain
Reynaud
Aisneé
Maginot
Meuse
Altho
Hubert Pierlot
Parsons Tire Deals and Caribbean Cruise Protest
A Kansas senate sub committee probes patronage in Kansas delegates to the Republican national convention and questions a Parsons tire contract with the highway department and a Caribbean cruise financed by gas man Ralph L. Weir. Ratner and local figures face scrutiny as the hearing moves through Topeka and Wichita.
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Parsons
Kan
Senate
Kansas
State Highway Department
Payne Ratner
Topeka
Wichita
Clyde M. Reed
Ratner
Dallas Knapp
Coffeyville
James A. Allen
Chanute
Knapp
J. E
Thompson
Reed
Allen
Alf Landon
Arthur D. Walker
Ralph L. Weir
Weir
Cities Service
Senator Reed
Fred Garrison
Parsons Tire
Walker
Fleming
Moore
Dunlap
State Penitentiary
Allies Mass Thirty Divisions For Drive to Rescue Comrades
Bern May 28 Allied Generalissimo Weygand deploys about thirty divisions south of the Aisne near Rethel for a potential major offensive to free trapped French and British forces. Reports say 450,000 to 640,000 troops massed. strike possible within 36 hours to avert a German move near the Maginot line and threaten Paris.
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Bern
Switzerland
Aisne River
Rethel
Aillei
LITLE
Maxime Weygand
Weygand
Montmedy
Aisne
Marcheteg
Paris
Reims
Sedan
Germany
Channel
Berlin
England
Maginot Line
Red Cross Drive Over Quota by One Thousand
Wade Pierce finance chairman of the Douglas County Red Cross reports a $2,220 donation, $1,000 over the quota, with expectant sums from rural areas and parts of the residential district. The Journal-World Classified Page notes its bustling market activity.
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Wade Pierce
Douglas County
Red Cross
Labor Hampers Defense Plans in Congress
In Congress two House members charged the national labor board with hampering defense preparation. Rep Hoffman said the board delayed airplane motors to the Philadelphia naval aircraft factory and charged the CIO with responsibility. Rep Nox urged action on amending the Wagner act while others urged funding for defense, including a plan to issue currency against treasury gold.
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Washington
Harrison
D-Miss
Senate
Congress
Roosevelt
Treasury-Congressional
Philadelphia
Vandenberg
Micchigan
Altho
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Doughton
D.-N.c
Ways and Means
D.-Miss
Senate Finance Committee
National Labor Board
Hoffman
Rmich
Philadelphia Naval Aircraft Factory
Nox
D-Ga
Labor Board
Bohn Aluminum and Brass Corporation
Detroit
Navy
Bohn
Rich
R-Pa
Springer
R-Ind
Rankin
Treasury
Breakthrough Claimed by Nazis as Leopold Surrenders
German high command announced a broad front breakthrough as Belgium surrenders under King Leopold. German forces advanced near Bruges and crossed the Scheldt canal, with towns such as Orchies and Douai captured. Leopold’s capitulation traps about 700,000 Allied soldiers, while Nazi air and sea actions target Dunkerque Zeebrugge Ostend and Nieuport.
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Berlin
Belgium
Bruges
Scheldt Canal
Valenciennes
Orchies
Doua
High Command
English Channel
Zeebrugge
Nieuport
Ostend
Dunkerque
Leopold
Flanders
Fuehrer
Short Wave Bridge Match Extends Beyond Normal Time
Interference lengthened the short wave bridge match between K U students and Wisconsin University players to an hour and a quarter for the first hand. The event was relayed by microphone from the Union building to W9GOC at Madison campus, then sent via code to the campus station.
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K. U
Wisconsin University
Union Building
W97sm
Edwin F. Price, Jr
Tennessee Street
Madison
Good Berry Crop Expectations For Home Grown Strawberries
Fresh home grown strawberries are selling well with fancy fruit at 3.50 per 24 quart crate and medium quality at 3 per crate. Four acre grower Pete Neil near Eudora doubts a heavy crop due to prior dry weather. Prices for retail boxes run 20 cents for fancy smaller boxes and two for 35 cents for lesser quality.
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Drouth
Pete Neil
Eudora
Roosevelt names seven to head defense board
President Roosevelt announced a seven member national defense commission to oversee a billion dollar defense program. Edward R. Stettinius Jr., William S. Knudsen, Sidney Hillman, Chester C. Davis, Ralph Budd, Leon Henderson, and Harriet Elliott were named to their respective roles. The group plans to meet in Washington and begin work the following day.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Defense Commission
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
United States Steel Corporation
William S. Knudsen
General Motors Corporation
Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Chester C. Davis
Federal Reserve Board
Ralph Budd
Burlington Railway
Leon Henderson
Securities Commission
Harriet Elliott
North Carolina University
Belgian Army Surrenders, Allies Struck by Flemish Blow
War bulletin reports Belgium capitulation to Germany with about 300000 prisoners and a difficult Allied situation following King Leopold’s surrender. NBC says Lys is blocked to six miles, German advances along the channel coast toward Zeebrugge, and Allied air forces bomb German fields as northern forces pay the price.
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Paris
War Ministry
Leopold
New York
Lys
Belgium
William C. Kerker
NBC
Berlin
Kerker
Zeebrugge
Channel
Approval of Park Improvement Program by City Council
The city council approved a park improvement program outlined by Councilman Burgert. Budgets totaling 700 were set for South park Woodlawn and Lincoln park with funds for softball programs lights and shelter remodeling. Controversy centered on Riverside park improvements and moving toilets to the site for NYA labor.
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R. O. Burgert
Burgert
Southpark
Clinton Park
South Park
Woodlawn
Lincoln Park
Woodlawn Park
Riverside Park
Old City
NYA
Memorial Day Observance Held in Lawrence
Memorial Day events in Lawrence include Thursday graveside decorations by the Alford Clarke post VFW and an open air service at South Park. Omar B. Ketchum of Topeka will speak at 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Park cemetery flag to fly at half mast until noon.
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South Park
Lawrence
Omar B. Ketchum
Topeka
Kansas
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Court House
Alford-Clarke Post
Memorial Park Cemetery
United Spanish War Veterans
Veterans of Foreign, Wars and American Legion
Harry Grerge
American Legion
Logan
W. M. Smith
Arch Oliver
Lincoln
A. T P. Smith
The
Friends Church
John Bowers
Trinity Episcopal Church
A. I. Decker
Co. J. Winter
F. E. Jones
C. EB. Daniels
Harry Gregg
Sailor Remembered With Memorial Service in Park
Memorial services for a fallen sailor will be held Thursday at 9 50 in the morning in Robinson Park. All patriotic orders in the city are invited. Rev Harold G Barr will speak and vocal music will be provided by Mrs Robert Price.
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Robinson Park
Harold G. Barr
Robert Price
Stock Market Index Report From Yesterday
The index tracks 60 stocks and shows an average near 38. Yesterday's figure hovered around 38.8 as trading concluded.
Britain Pledged to Fight On Amid Flanders Crisis
London reports Winston Churchill vowed to fight Nazi Germany to the last, as Belgium capitulation frees Nazis to push toward Dunkirk. Churchill's War Cabinet ponders sea withdrawal versus southward defense while the Royal Air Force and Navy brace for intensified aerial and maritime ops. Britain expands conscription to 600000 more men, boosting army toward 3 million.
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London
Great Britain
Flanders
Winston Churchill
Germany
Leopold
Belgium
France
Aisne
Churchill
Ten Downing Street
Navy
Royal Air Force
Dunkerque
Boulogne
Luftwaffe
Air
Air Ministry
Low Countries
Arma
Britain
Lawrence Population Rises by 633 in 1940 Census
The 1940 census shows Lawrence, Kansas with 14,359 residents, up from 13,726 in 1930 and 12,374 in 1910. Baldwin and Lecompton report declines, while Eudora figures are not yet available. Officials note possible later adjustments after calls from omitted residents.
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Lawrence
Olathe
Lecompton
Baldwin
Eudora
Chamber of Commerce
T. R. Gerhart
Baldwin Isc
Showers Forecast for Topeka and Western Kansas
A weather forecast from Topeka on May 28 predicts showers and scattered thunderstorms across Kansas for the rest of the week. Rain is expected tonight and tomorrow in western counties and across most of the state Thursday, with slightly cooler temperatures and highs around 76 to 78. Moisture improves crop and pasture conditions, with varying rainfall reported across multiple towns.
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Topeka
Kansas
D. Flora
Elkhart
Dust Bowl
Hays
Ellis
Trace
Kansas City
Leavenworth
Garnett
Herington
Pratt
Quinter
Russell
Salina
Sublette
Texas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Missouri
Chanute
Tribuna
Warn of ship's danger from crackpot telegrams
Federal agents believe two anonymous telegrams from Flushing New York warned of British agents aboard the President Roosevelt to blow up the ship after she leaves Ireland with Americans. Joseph Curran, president of the National Maritime Union, said the messages were received eight hours before sailing and again yesterday. The texts were turned over to the United States Lines and then the Justice Department.
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New York
Hner
Roosevelt
Ireland
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
C.I
Flushing
N. Y
United States Lines
Department of Justice
Weather World Kansas Partly Cloudy With Showers
The bulletin notes partly cloudy conditions tonight in Kansas with Wednesday showery in the east and showers in the west. Temperatures show little change, with 24 hour high around 80 and rainfall of .06 inch recorded to 7 am today.
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Kansas
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Merville
Board OF Seven
Special Defense Commission
War Office
Burgert’s Committee
A. W. Berger
I. F. Eberhart
City Property Committee
Police Department
Ways and Means Committee
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Filis
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Winchester
Vermont Street
Harry Nevin
Green Brothers
Leon Bauman
Bauman
Rus
Omar Ketchum
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